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Mechanism of Action against Food Spoilage Yeasts and Bioactivity of Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum Plant Solvent Extracts

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Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4108, Australia
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, QLD 4108, Australia
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Foods 2018, 7(11), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110179
Received: 22 September 2018 / Revised: 24 October 2018 / Accepted: 25 October 2018 / Published: 29 October 2018
Bioactive properties of solvent extracts of Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum investigated. The antimicrobial activities evaluated using agar disc diffusion method against two bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus) and six weak-acid resistant yeasts (Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Dekkera anomala, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe). The antioxidant activities determined using DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging and reducing power assays. Quantification of major active compounds using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography. Extracts showed broad-spectrum antifungal activity against weak-acid resistant yeasts in comparison to the standard antifungal agents, fluconazole and amphotericin B. Dekkera anomala being the most sensitive and strongly inhibited by all extracts, while Escherichia coli the least sensitive. Polygodial, citral and anethole are the major bioactive compounds identified in Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum, respectively. Hexane extracts contain the highest amount of bioactive compounds and demonstrate the strongest antimicrobial activities. Methanol and ethanol extracts reveal the highest phenolic content and antioxidant properties. Fluorescence microscopic results indicate the mechanism of action of Backhousia citriodora against yeast is due to damage of the yeast cell membrane through penetration causing swelling and lysis leading to cell death. View Full-Text
Keywords: natural antimicrobial; antioxidant; mechanism of action; citral; polygodial; anethole natural antimicrobial; antioxidant; mechanism of action; citral; polygodial; anethole
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Alderees, F.; Mereddy, R.; Webber, D.; Nirmal, N.; Sultanbawa, Y. Mechanism of Action against Food Spoilage Yeasts and Bioactivity of Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum Plant Solvent Extracts. Foods 2018, 7, 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110179

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Alderees F, Mereddy R, Webber D, Nirmal N, Sultanbawa Y. Mechanism of Action against Food Spoilage Yeasts and Bioactivity of Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum Plant Solvent Extracts. Foods. 2018; 7(11):179. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110179

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Alderees, Fahad, Ram Mereddy, Dennis Webber, Nilesh Nirmal, and Yasmina Sultanbawa. 2018. "Mechanism of Action against Food Spoilage Yeasts and Bioactivity of Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum Plant Solvent Extracts" Foods 7, no. 11: 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110179

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